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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-04-23, Page 7✓ THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE JOM DOBBIN IN THD LONDON FREE DRESS SAYS: a- Things ar© not satisfactory with Pntario farming. That is a fact that •Mm not down. A trip through’ the country shows that iifiproyements In Jarm buildings ar© not being made Lto anything like the extent they phould !hp made. Farmer after farmer, when spoken to will tell you .that the income from his day’s work. Js not sufficient to encourage him "’to improve his buildings, to keep up Jiis fences, toi provide farm and do** mestic conveniences, to make those; thousand and one advances that jmust be made if he is to keep his premises in anything like the re- .jpair that is demanded if*his hold’ stags are not to take th© backward jroute. For many a year the way for farmer to make money was to • grease his production, This ye'ar farmer finds himself with full bins pf grain and. plenty of cattle to fat­ ten or to turn to dairy purposes. He Jias', solved the problem of quantita­ tive production in almost every line 'of farm- activity, but he fip-ds it dif­ ficult to sell at a price that will give Jiim anything like satisfactory re­ turns for investment in land, in equipment, in labor and in live .Stock. He has plenty of supplies, bpt he is like the man who found jthat while he had acres of diamonds .the market value had gone because- 'of the very plentifulness of his sup­ ply. His success has1 destroyed his market. As a producer the farmer Jias been a huge success. As a dis­ poser of his product he has proven, for certain reasons, a failure. Naturally, farms are a drug on the prarket. Formerly the slogan of the jcioney lender was “Put your money into land.” There was no difficulty the world .for a 'farmer of those days to secure money for two-thirds of the value of his farm. Stretches of. country miles square had no dip ficulty in borrowing from $4,000 to $'5,000 per 100 acres, Bankers re- .’garded farmers as preferred risks. ".Today all that is materially changed. A money lender hesitates to lend on, land. Bankers hesitate to lend more than $1,500 to most farmers. .Such sums are loaned, of-course, but the banker makes a good many in­ quiries ’before making, the advance. Further, the average farmer is keen to get his sons to some other job than tilling the soil. Schools and universities are filled with farmers’ sons. Conversation with farmers takes on anything, but a rosy tone when the problem of farm finances is introduced. Boys are keen to get away from the farm. Farm girls are seeking a business education or to teach or to nurse or to rlerk in the store. • Machinery's'Part ^’4-11 this has^dm© about in ^the face of the effort made .so long, and persistently to make .farm life' at-t tractive. The desperately long hours When the farmer1 wp'rke'd at general farm work from sun to .sun and did his chores by lantern'light for the most part are a thing of the past. Machinery lias robbed farming of its drudgery. The .weariness of scythe­ swinging and of cradling, of felling timber all day, of logging >amid sweat and smoke and ashes, of plowing over cradle knolls, of sowing grain .by hand, of tiresome loading'and un­ loading hay and' grain, of stumping and fence 'building, of monotonous and back-breaking ditch, now is all past. The farmer ..needs to follow the lively stepping and bustle of the -merchant, rather than the gruelling labor of his ancestors. Machinery "has transformed farm labor. On the other hand, rural life has all the advantages of the telephone, Radio brings to the farmer the lat­ est news of weather conditions, of the. state of the market, of what is going on in the Dominion or the provincial capital. The. lastest mu­ sic and the best fun provided any­ where may be listened to fay the farmer -as he eats his meals or- rests when the day’s work is over. His mail is brought to his door. His car takes him swiftly and restfully -to markets 50 miles away. There is no news that the farmer mhy not have as quickly as the richest mer­ chant carrying on in the heart of ' the largest city. Well-informed folks say that all -these advantages have come upon the farmer before h© is ready to pay for their installation or for their •maintenance. The result is that the farmer has been so taken up with getting away from, toil and hampering inconveniences that he 'has lost his opportunity and his job. He finds himself with taste’s that ’have become his tormentors and with a load of debt that he cannot liquidate,- but 'which becoming heavier and "to carry. Little -wonder that meet that one rarely versiatidn that is enthusiastic about the future of their -craft. • Returning to the fact that the farmer has a littie more than solved the problem of production, the ques­ tion is steadily forcing itself upon the commonwealth as to the basic nature of agriculture. Not sb long ago the word, was as common as’ -conversation about the weather^ '“Everything depends oh the fariher, ■The him. as t the in- the every day is more grevious whan farmers listens to con- ed pn this thought without any idea of criticism* Berious-minded and informed thinkers nq-w challenge this whole position. They tell us that if farm­ ing as it has been carried on for the past century and as it is exemp­ lified at the present day were to bp wiped out that in five years the sit­ uation would be utterly corrected. Industrialism, has swallowed agri* culture, these thinkers stoutly ar­ gue. The food for feeding the city and town may be. had in another way than that fay which it is fur- ; nished by existing methods of agri’ culture. Should som© leader arise with the genius and energy of a Sta­ lin the change in farm life in the following five years would be great­ er than th© change that has uncon- siciously but really and practically and effectively emerged in the past 10 years. Some thoughtful men are looking for some argicultural genius tp emerge who will do for farm apd country life what Henry Ford has 'done for manufacturing land for business. Folks who kfaow little .qf what 1ms gone on in Russia dur­ ing, the last five years feel that the practical issues in rural life, issues that are not far from our nearest horizon, may «b© far more wonderful than the most far-seeing contem­ plate. They see the small farm, with its individual owner, simply swept out -of existence by the new tide of the rapidly-emerging condi­ tions. ' . What do some of these serious- minded ibut wideawake folk see on the horizon? They see each large store or man- ufaqturing plant or^ similiar force employing a large number of help­ ers owning its own farm, where the employees: and their families will secure their food supplies. These farms will have all the advantages cf mass production and expert guid­ ance. Cities and towns will own similar farms, under similiar man­ agement. Thi£ principle already is operative and has been operative for many a day when it comes to stores. The expert buyer and dealer has been made\he consumers’ friend. Wasteful details of a score pf var­ ieties have been eliminated. Clieese- ra'akers and ice cy’eam manufacturers arid milk1 vendors have- found it to. their advantage- to have dairy herds. ' This sort of thing will more in demand in the the influence of food is. promoting health, or in the development of di­ sease, is recognized. Milk may be a mbnace. Grain grown on certain soils may be lacking in essential ele­ ments of nutrition.. The laboratory is not only the best friend of the manufacturer, but is every day show­ ing its usefulness not only in detect­ ing disease, ibut in the maintenance and the promotion- of health; In a- mane,^nd'to a degree that,is scarce­ ly ap^e’eiated by the average man, the lafa'dVa'tory is coming to be look­ ed upon as the handmaid of the farm. As matters now stand, the laboratory cannot give the small farm the assistance required. JThe larger farms- contemplated will make this assistance economically possible aifd helpful. . There is no, necessity tor hasty or panicky action on the part of the farmer. It has taken 10 years and more ,for the present condition to so develop that the men who reads aright the signsi of the- times dis­ cerns what is going forward. What is required is for the average farm­ er to do some real thinking and to really appreciate the fact that his industry so long regarded as .basic has undergone a -fundamental change during the last decade.- In the meantime? Everything points at this houi’ to the necessity of the farmer’s study­ ing to raise the quality of his pro­ duct. The buyer of what the farm­ er offers has his- mind filled with the idea that there is an abundance of everything that the farmer pro­ duces. For that reason the pur­ chaser is bound to pas-s- by anything but farm goods of the highest qual­ ity. That is: inevitable. The farmer who would keep his head above the water financially must .see that the topnotchersi in butter’ a-nd cheese, eggs and poultry, beef and hogs will be the ordinary producers of five years, hence-. -The standard of qual­ ity is- advancing far more rapidly than th© average farmer even dreams. For the farmer not to raise- the quality of his article is for him to insure- his falling out in th© race. their own he all the 'future as SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Frank) Skinner, of Mitchell, re'cenjtly celebrated1 their silver wedding anniversary. A. sump­ tuous wedding dinner was served at 6:S0 in the evening to the. ‘immed­ iate relatives. Mr. and> Mrs. Ben­ nett, whp acted aS bridesmaid and groomsman were also present and very enjoyable evening was spent. a TT V T?j'xi'.i’jff’i 1 1 r, REATH OF ALBERT SACHS Following an illness of Jifaotit a month the death occurred at his home ill M'iOchell of Albert Sachs. For the past ten years he has been engaged in the plumbing and tin- ___ _ ___ ___ __ „ L-. n 'The. deceased was looked uponhvas 68 years of age. Suiwiving be- i. Farmers rest- sides his widow are two sons. I jottiitry can’t get along' without J smithing business. ’ Agriculture .oroughly 'haste, EDITORIAL 4 |4* 19 3 X—about th© best seeding ever, $ > .♦ * * ** * Those riot -stories qf reading. Wiu»ip©g ana Sudbury make very bad 4- ♦ ♦* * * * * How long will it be before the reds hold the balance of pow(er in our provincial and federal parliaments? Th© reds mean business, The majority of our parliamentarians ar© playing some sort of gam©. Whatever their game may be, it is a mighty dangerous game. Have you noticed the prime condition of many of our roads? The winter’ and spring have been favorable to their maintenance. Will the power® that ibe have the thrift to work together with mother nature in keeping up the roads? There’s no more mistaken form of economy than allowing highways to get into disrepair and then attempting to rebuild them by some experimental but costly method, If the municipal fathers lean bring back to the roads the surfacing' that costly machinery stirred up and busy winds blew to some such place as Jericho, they’ll be doing the taxpayer a real favor. Our present method of road surfacing is altogether too cost­ ly- • • • •* 0* * LOST PIS JOB Alfonso XIII, King of .Spain has lost his crown. The reason? He siprply was not onto his job, He was a good business man— but ndt for Spain. He played the stock markets wherever he could inve^f his inherited money—which made him of close kin with -some others we know, He knew how to. blow himself—like- sqm© others who have lost( their prestige and their bank credit and favorable balance. He was a reckless' motorist who went- the limit with cars —like some others who are with him in the limbo of the heedless. He was physically brave, but his bravery did not cause him to read the signs -of the times. He had many attractive qualities and actions, but he was not a good king—the very thing he was appoint­ ed to ibe and the thing he- was expected to be. So' now his job is gone. Folks with eyes in. their heads should take time to consider his experience. ■ . > * :|t * ***** I I “AISY, BHYS!” There’s a whole lot of silly panic in the air just now! The mob spirit is abroad just as it was fifteen months .ago, .So why not take it easy? Were you ever at the- C. N-. E. when, the crowd was leaving? Did you notice the1 desperate scramble there is for the .'car? You’d think that there was' but one car in all the big city! Then have you noticed "the officer minus baton and every other weapon but a good-natured grin standing in front of you and quietly saying, “Aisy, me fahy! Shur-r-r© there’s lots an’ lots av car-r-rs!” Just now there’s a mad panic to reform something or other or to fire somebody or other somewhere or for something, dear only knows for what so -long ‘as there’s firing done. Rushing about and making a noise-a-nd kicking up a dust is mistaken for getting some­ thing worth while put across. Would that our quiet spoken friend would stand before us, with his good-natured but sensible “aisy bhys!’.’ There’ll be nibbles enough for all of us if only we’ll sell oui* papers and stop scrapping. v Let’s forget the “Wolf! Wolf!” howlers and hoe our own row and not throw dirt on the other fellow’s rhubarb. Parliament can set us a good example in this regard. Every pulpit and school has its duty right here, to say nothing of the press and lodges. “Aisy, bhys!” • « ♦ ■, • • * * • ICENTENARY OF EXETER HALL\(London Free Press), ‘The famous Exeter Hall, known as a religious centre for Evan­ gelical churches in London, England, is celebrating its centenary. The original'.Exfeter Hall Stood oh th©.Strand, almost opposite Savoy Hotel and .practically all the Evangelical churches made it their headquarters for important gatherings- Exeter Hall witnessed the triumph of -Charles Haddon Spurgeon as a preacher. He was then' only 21, and had been appointed minister of New Park Street Chap­ el. It became too small for his ministry', and during' the erection of another building he preached for four months at Exeter H'all. So immense-wore the crowds- in the Strand, that it became necessary for him to take the Surrey Gardens Music Hall, which possessed accom­ modation for over 7,000 persons. William Booth, the firt general of the -Salvation Army; Moody and .Sankey, the famous American mission preachers, and Gough, the temperance orator, had many engagements at Exeter Hall. 4 Exeter Hall defined not only a place but an atmosphere. Its gatherings encouraged a hard-and-fast fundamentalism, vrhich re­ fused association with liberal tendencies and maintained severe views on life and conduct and international relationships. Lord Salisbury, a forfner prime minister, referred on. one occasion to the “bray” of Eketer Hall, and -other publicists of the time criticized what they termed “Exeter Hall religion.” Yet Exeter Hall wield­ ed considerable influence amongst a large section of • Evangelicals in the Church of England and in Non-conformity. * * * * * * * S’! THE ROYS WHO MAKE GOOD (The St. Thomas Times-Journal) In his valedictory address to the students through the medium of the Collegian, Dr. Arthur VOaden, gave expression to an inter­ esting fact that every school principal knows to be true. He said: “After forty years spent with High School students, I find myself asking the. question. ‘What counts most?’ Life is difficult, complicated. I have seen to-p-not'chers in the academic work go out and become signal failures; and tail-end ers struggling to hold their own. become a ble’ssirig to the community.” The prizes in the race of life are not always won by the stu- . dents with the most precocious brains. How often do we see boys whq. have been brilliant pupils get nowhere in after life. Some, in . fact, become complete failures, while other fellows .who used to plug along Half way down the class, achieve success? Might the explanation not be .summed up in the word, “Char­ acter?” Ability is a useless gift if it has not the driving force of character behind it. Character . I solve to make the utmost of the tion to overcome difficulties, to life. With these attributes, the cleVer boy who lacks them. implies the will to get on, a re­ talents one possesses, a determina- Iive an honest, sincere, purposeful mediocre scholar will outrun the <a The Tea that comes to you, if Fresh from the Gardens'* TELLER LEAVES 'Mr, Ellis W. Tapp, who has been paying teller at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, has been removed' to HagersviJle branch, taking up his new duties last weejr. During his stay here Mr. Tapp made himself very popular with the general pub’ lie. Miss Graham who acted as teller before will now greet you when depositing or withdrawing money,—Parkhill Gazette, ’IHSCELLANEOES SHOWER The many friends of Miss Mabel McCiinchey met at the home of her parents, Mr- and Mrs. George Mc- Clinichey and presented the bride- to-be with a miscellaneous shower prior to her marriage. Little Hel­ en Johnston and! Floyd McAsh drew in a’ toy wagon laden with presents beautifully decorated. The little couple were dressed as bride and groom. two acres of to Mr. John Willis to take boast knit- day’s dsohe socks in a 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Joseph BaWden, of London, was in town Thursday and disposed of his dwelling, and land on North Street. Willis, of Stephen, Mr-, possession May 10th, The Township of Hay can of having the champion male- ter. Since last fall after his work Mr. Stephen Troyer has his bit by .'knitting 16 pairs of and four pairs of mitts and manner that defies criticism. Mri I. Armstrong lost a valuable colt by death Friday morning, having died from piieumohia. Armstrong has had rather hard 1 with his horses this winter, he. 1 ing lost no less than four. Mr. Horton, blacksmith, has mov­ ed into Mr. McDonald’s house .on Main Street. !, it Mr. luck hav- Mr. Thos. Hazelwood suffered a stroke of paralysis on Tuesday morning and is confined to his room in consequence. C. Stephen Sanders, of Exeter, has been appointed bailiff of the Fifth Division court, County of Huron, to succeed the late A. S. Deavitt. Mrs. Abe Dearing of town met with a'painful accident while engag­ ed, at the Central Hotel on Saturday last. She had stepped out ta empty a dish of water when she flipped and fell to the- ground with the re­ sult that she sustained three broken ribs and internal injuries. While returning from Centralia to Crediton the horse driven by Mr. W'm. Hill’s son became frightened at the noise made by a small express wagon and made a bolt for the ditch jumping the fence and badly dam­ aging the-outfit. The death occurred jn th© CIi»* ton Public Hospital of Mrs, (Rev,J’ Holmes, who for many years was * resident of ’Clinton but for some* time had; been living, ip. St, Cather­ ines. $®rs. Holmes had (been ia poor health for some time. She i» survived by one daughter Mrs. (Dr.), Munn, of Seaforth. Praises Famous J Vegetable Pills * For Indigestion ‘‘Having been troubled with Indigest­ ion ,an<f Sick Headaches for several months, I was recommended to try- your famous Pills, After the first dose I was made aware of their-very real tonje value,”—Miss M. Croydon. 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